Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Robert C. Anderton report
Collection
Identifier: MS 0217
Abstract
The Robert C. Anderton report (1969) consist of Anderton's University of Utah class project paper on Topaz as a relocation center for Japanese Americans during World War II.
Dates:
1969
Robert H. Hinckley papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0102
Abstract
The Robert H. Hinckley papers (1891-1997) reflect the academic, humanitarian, and political career of Hinckley (1891-1988). Included are correspondence, invitations, speeches, meeting minutes, personal materials, and papers resulting from his service with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Civil Works Administration, Works Progress Admininstration, the Civil Aeronautics Authority, and other organizations and companies.
Dates:
1891-1997
Interviews with Japanese Americans in Utah
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1209
Abstract
The interviews with Japanese Americans in Utah (1984-1988) consists of transcripts of a series of interviews conducted with members of the Japanese community between 1984 and 1988. Common themes within the interviews are family life, work, religion, immigration experiences, discrimination, and relations with the Mormon establishment in Utah.
Dates:
1984-1988
Mike M. Masaoka papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0656
Abstract
Mike M. Masaoka served as National Secretary (1941-1943) and Washington lobbyist (1945-1953) for the Japanese American Citizens' League. He was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II and served as president of the Japan-America Society. He was active in issues of immigration reform and compensation for victims of wartime internment. The collection includes scrapbooks, yearbooks, correspondence, court and congressional documents, articles, oral history transcripts, and...
Dates:
1931-1991
George Nakamura papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2912
Abstract
The George Nakamura Papers (1922-1992) consist primarily of correspondence to George Nagayuki Nakamura from Japanese American concentration camps and United States military installations during World War II.
Dates:
1922-1992
Kadsuo and Riu Hata Nishijima papers [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2399
Abstract
The Kadsuo "Harry" and Riu Hata Nishijima papers (1942-1998) consist of photocopies of materials regarding the Japanese American internment camp known as Amache, located at the Granada War Relocation Center in Colorado.
Dates:
1942-1998
Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2471
Abstract
The Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers (1940-2009) contain biographical information, a sermon, publications, and drawings of the Topaz Relocation Center.
Dates:
1940-2009
Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1584
Abstract
Willis Carl Nugent and his wife Pearl Graul Nugent worked as Protestant missionaries in Japan beginning in the 1920s. In 1942, they moved to Delta, Utah, to minister at the Central Utah Relocation Center, or Topaz. This collection contians photographs, postcards, and cards documenting the Nugents' work at Topaz and serving as missionaries in Japan dating from 1927 to 1951.
Dates:
1927-1957
Dave M. Tatsuno Japanese-American internment camp video
Collection
Identifier: A0668
Abstract
The Dave M. Tatsuno Japanese-American internment camp video (1942-1993) consists of a VHS videocassette dub of amateur film footage shot by Dave M. Tatsuno while he was interned at the Topaz War Relocation Center, the Japanese-American internment camp located in Delta, Utah. The footage dates from 1942-1945, the years that Tatsuno was interned in the camp. The VHS tape also includes "San Francisco WWII History TV Production", with an interview with Dave Tatsuno; "Reunion of Japantown San...
Dates:
1942-1993
Dave M. Tatsuno photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1163
Abstract
Dave Masaharu Tatsuno (1913-2006) was a Japanese American businessman and amateur filmmaker who secretly filmed his family's experience of detention in the Topaz Relocation Camp. This collection contains Tatsuno family photographs spanning 1902 to 2004, including images of them skiing, during their imprisonment in Topaz, and of the Olympic Torch Run.
Dates:
1906-2004